Breaking Up the Conglomerate, Keppel Corporation Ltd (SGX:BN4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Keppel Corporation Ltd (SGX:BN4) is one of the STI constituents with a market capitalization of S$16.8 billion and total assets of S$30 billion.

 

Below are the its main business segments of the Group:

 

Offshore & Marine
Similar to SembCorp Marine, Keppel Offshore & Marine (O&M) is one of the largest offshore rig builder and specialized shipbuilding company. Within the business segment, the Keppel O&M has further split itself into the offshore division which is controlled by Keppel FELS; the Marine division which is represented by Keppel Shipyard and the Specialized Shipping building division led by Keppel Singmarine. As at Dec 2013, the Group has secured roughly S$3.7 billion in new contracts in the first 9 months of 2014. Net orderbook stood at S$S$12.7 billion with deliveries extending into 2019.

 

Infrastructure
Keppel Infrastructure (KI) owns a series of subsidiaries through Keppel Infrastructure Holdings Pte Ltd and Keppel Telecommunications & Transportation Ltd which provide various environmental and energy engineering solutions including power generation and logistics & distribution services.

 

Property
Keppel Land is the property arm of Keppel Corporation. It is also a listed subsidiary on the Singapore Exchange. With total assets amounting to S$13.5 billion as at Jun 2014, Keppel Land is both a prime office and private residential developer in key Asian cities with portfolios including Seasons City in the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City in Beijing and International Financial Centre Jakarta in Indonesia.

Despite revenue declining from S$14 billion in FY2012 to S$12.4 billion in FY2013, Keppel Corporation still maintains a robust balance sheet, enjoying a healthy liquidity profile where current ratio stands at around 1.94x. Cash plus short-term investments stood at around 16% of total assets. With total borrowings at around S$7.2 billion, this puts the Group’s total debt /equity ratio at a conservatively level of 0.72x.

 

Value in Action
Keppel Corporation Ltd has seen its share price corrected 16% since early Sep 2014 to around S$9.20/share. Given its current dividend yield of 4.55% and a relatlvely low P/E ratio of 9.1x, could there be any opportunity in this Singaporean conglomerate?

 

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